Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-13
WASHINGTON T r
A Spicey, News Letter From The Ma.
tienai Capital-About Congress.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s, 1S87.-After
having INDUCED ia it's ususi tiTist-
mas vacation, Congress is at work
again. The President is almost well
of bis rheumatism Mrs. Cleveland
has begun holding scmi-weekly noon
day receptions there is an organized
fight against the confirmation of re-
former Benedict, the new Public
Printer ; unfonnded runners OF Cabi-
net changes continue to 6oat though
the air, and there is a good deal Of
talk about an extra session.
The tariff question by no means
received a quietus in the recent vote
agains, discussing revenue bills, and
a number of plans are spoken Of for
getting it up in Congress ye, before
the close Of the session. When
Hon. S. S. Cox was asked what was
now The paramount question before
Congr 8, he replied: 1.-THE tariff,
unqnestionably. Never since I have
been in Congress has the tariff ques-
ton assumed such proportions" He
thinks a majority in the House of
Representatives would vote f"r a
reduction of the tax of sugar. The
reason for sugar legislation is tina, ii
is an element of life, absolutely Ia
dispensable, almost as much If a
necessity as bread itself. The amount
of the tax upon that article through
the tariff can easily be estimated by
those who choose to figure on it.
Mr.. Cox will succeed Mr.. Hewitt
on the Ways and Means committee,
for the remainder of the session /; and
1t is thought he intends to take an
aggressive part in trying to bring
about a reduction of the revenue this
session. 1t is said he has an idea for
bringing about a compromise by
which enough votes can be had to at
least take up the consideration of the
tariff question.
In the Senate also it is said Sena-
tor Vest will soon introduce a resolu-
ton asking Congress to take some
step that will bring about the promis-
ell reduction of the surplus. 1t is
understood that the President is
seriously urging the matter, and that
what both Senator Vest and Repre-
sentative Cox do, will he done at bis
suggestion. The President has said
that unless something was done, he
would be compelled to call an extra
session of the Fiftieth Congress short
ly after the expiration of this. The
impression grows daily that one may
be called, and in that event the ap.
pointment of a to Col.
Morrison as Chairman of the Ways
and Means committee will soon take
place. The organization of the next
Congress and the formation of its
policy may begin as soon a this SEES
sim ends.
The rersistency with which Ger.
tain newspaper correspondents have
tried to make President Cleveland g
dangerously sick man is as ludicrous
as are the attempts of the same IN
excrable pen-drivers to break up Mr.
Cteveland's Cabinet. Rumors about
Cabinet changes that begin with The
resignation OF Secretary Bayard, ant
end with the displacement of Astor'
ney-General Garland. find their wa,
to Washington from a distance every
two or three weeks, and are as otter
denied. The latest gossip make:
Ex-Governor Hoadly, of Ohio, Tie
SUCCESSOR Of both Messrs. Manning
and Garland.
Congress goes on adding to the
IL. 900 bills already OF the calendar
p ling up a new batch every week
just as if its life were going to las
forever. A large number OF bill
have been introduced providing foI
agricultural experiment stations il
the different states, and although
nothing has yet been done for them
bills Of the sarae kink continue to b
presented.
Mr.. Real, If New York, who is tn
President of the American Dairy As
ISOLATION, is here for the purpose o
promoting agricultural interests !
Congress. The three per ding meas
ures that the Association is mos
anxious to have passed are the De
partment of Agriculture bill, tn
Animal Industry bill, and the bill fo
Agricultural Experiment Stations
Mr.. Reall holds that the Oleomargal
, inc bill has already proved itself I
, be the most useful piece of legisl'
:, ton aver enacted by Congress in til
interests of agriculture. 1t is state
that the law has so far saved owe
Sl,OOO,O 900 to the dairy farmers
. New York State alone.
The Senate is wrestling with tt
Interstate Commerce bill now, an
it is said Senator Evarts intends o.
posing it on the ground that it vi
lates, in some way, the treaty
Washington. Recently in a grou
of Senators, which was dlscussir
their associates in the Upper Hous
it was asked why the able Vim. I